A little about me

My friend Leah had this on her blog and it was fun to read so I thought I’d do it, too! I also included lots of pictures since this is a form of scrapbooking for me! I’d love to see it on all of your blogs, too.

10 years ago: I was a Junior in high school at Green Valley. My entire life revolved around volleyball. I played at Green Valley and then played club volleyball, too. This was my favorite year of club volleyball. I got to play with the most amazing group of girls who were all seniors and were SO good at volleyball. Six of them played D1 college volleyball and were all-stars. I learned a lot that year and loved every minute of it! We traveled twice a month to California to play in tournaments…the road trips were the best!



5 things on my to-do list tomorrow:
1. Get two ads approved by our client that are due to the paper tomorrow morning.

2. Prepare for a weekly client meeting tomorrow afternoon.

3. Get dinner ready ~ yummy Café Rio style pork salads!

4. Go on a walk & play with Nate.

5. Possibly start watching Season 1 of Heroes with Wes.

5 Foods I enjoy:
1. Icecream. Icecream. Icecream. I love it.

2. I love a good salad.

3. I looovee Mexican food. Especially spicy mexican food.

4. I really enjoy eating out once or twice a week. My favorites are: Pei Wei, Pasta Shop, CPK, Panera, Macayo’s, Metro Pizza, Cheesecake Factory, Lucilles BBQ, Chipotle, Café Rio, Bajios & many more!

5. I really love drinks. Slushes, juices, slurpees, smoothies, limeades, lemonade, fountain drink of Diet Coke, etc.

What I would do if I were suddenly made a billionaire:
I’d buy a much bigger house & obviously not have a house payment. Then, I think I’d pay all of my friends and family’s homes off, too. My dad’s old boss paid off all of his siblings and kids homes & I’ve always admired him for it. I’d also re-decorate mine whenever I felt like it! Then, I’d tell Wes to pursue his dream career as a professional golfer and I’d probably start a stationery company. And of course, travel the world & work with various charities.

5 places I have lived:
1. Born in Reno, Nevada.

2. Moved to Las Vegas when I was four.

3. Provo, Utah - college days at BYU

4. London, England. (study abroad)

5. Draper, Utah after Wes & I got married.

5 jobs that I have had:
1. DRGM Advertising ~ worked there a lot from ages 10-20.

2. Monte Carlo Hotel as a lifeguard. I did this with Anya & Trisha!



3. Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino as a cabana host. The best summer job anyone could ask for….especially when you get to do it with your sister.

4. My two college jobs were: 1). Server at Los Hermanos Mexican Restaurant. Still can’t believe I did that. You have to start as a busser….and a host…..before you can be a server! My dear friend Laurel worked there with me. There were many a nights when we had to clean the entire kitchen together! 2). 2nd grade tutor. Laurel did this with me, too! It was fun working with her that year. Second graders are ADORABLE. The photo below is us with our favorite little boy, Weston.



5. R&R Partners, an advertising agency & Marz & Company, my current employer!

Favorite T.V. Shows:

1. Grey’s Anatomy

2. 90210 in highschool

3. Friends

4. Veronica Mars

5. Biggest Loser

I don't watch that much TV...just a few shows!

Most beautiful place I've ever been: This place in the middle of England called Stourhead Gardens. It’s AMAZING. Miles and miles of a walking trail surrounded by gorgeous greenery & ponds. The English countryside is beautiful.



Although, I love a beautiful beach too. The Na Pali Coast on Kauai is pretty spectacular.



Things people don't know about me:

1. I absolutely hate seafood. I can’t eat it and the smell makes me gag. I hold my breathe and run through the fish section of the grocery store. Yuck!



2. I lose my keys daily. I always put them somewhere strange!

3. I love water. Not necessarily to drink…but I love the ocean, waterfalls, rivers, streams, lakes, etc. I especially love water slides. I begged my parents for years to put a water slide in our backyard but they never gave in (luckily, our neighbors had a great water slide). I always love the hotel pools in Hawaii because they are bound to have at least one!



4. I’m picky about textures. Food textures bother me and so do clothes. I rarely wear long sleeve shirts or sweaters because of the material! Even in freezing cold Utah I would wear short sleeve shirts. Strange, I know.

5. I love bedding and dishes. I could buy new dishes & new bedspreads, sheets, etc. all of the time! I always see something new that I want. It’s a good thing we don’t have anywhere to store it.

6. Hotels gross me out. The thought of how many people have been in those rooms is just too much for me. Don’t get me wrong, I stay in them, but I’m kind of a hotel snob. If I think about it too much, even really nice hotels can make me squirm! Although, I usually get over it in a nice one. :)

Half way to ONE

Today is Nate's 6 month birthday. I can't believe he is so old already. I was walking to my car last week after a day in the office and it was strange to think that I was already pregnant for 9 months.....survived labor and the first few months of his life.....and now I have a 6 month old. I can't believe it! Time sure flies.

I will post more pictures and all about what he's up to in the next few days!

In the meantime, here is a video of Nate being tickled by his dad. He's so ticklish and LOVES it!

A Test

Wes works in the insurance business.....workers comp insurance to be exact. He has always managed the agents who sell for them but they are re-structuring the company & so they wanted him to get his insurance license to be able to do more.

Getting your license involves taking a test. Unfortunately, workers comp was only 2-3 questions on the test and the rest were about car insurance, property & casualty, home/dwelling policies, etc. Stuff he wasn't familiar with. So, he had a lot of studying to do.

He took the test today and PASSED! Yeah! Congrats babe. We're both glad that's overwith. NO more studying!

Ben & Jerry's

Wes & I looovveee icecream. It is by far our favorite food. After we put Nate down for bed, we come downstairs & Wes has a bowl of icecream and I have an icecream cone. This happens every night. That's what I love about weight watchers. I can still eat my icecream.

Tonight, our icecream treat was at Ben & Jerry's. My sister Ali invited us to meet them at Ben & Jerry's tonight to try their new flavors. Sam joined us, too. I ended up getting "Bananas on the Rum"....a yummy banana icecream with rum flavoring and brown sugar swirled in it. Delicious! I also loved a coconut bar flavor....so good!

abbie enjoying her icecream

daisy & nate wishing they could have some icecream.

nate giving his mama a hug.

I have to share my excitement...

I looovvee my babysitter. She's so great with Nate & I love that I don't worry about him at all while I'm gone on Monday afternoon.

That's not what I'm excited about.

I was talking to my babysitter this afternoon about her other job. She works at 24 Hour Fitness and it dawned on me that she just might work in the "daycare" at the gym because she loves kids. SHE DOES! She is one of the babysitters at MY gym! The gym I've been paying for for 2.5 years now and can count on my hands the number of times I've been. I've really wanted to start going during the day but I've been paranoid about leaving him there. She's going to email me her schedule every week so I know when she'll be there! YEAH! I'm OK with leaving an older child there but it was a little hard for me to leave my 6 month old with strangers. Problem solved! Now, I really don't have any excuse if I can't make it there a few times a week.

Daisy's Blessing

Let me start off by saying that I love baby blessings. I love being around these tiny creatures who are so pure and innocent. It's amazing to think that just a short time ago they were with our Heavenly Father.

My cute little niece, Daisy, was blessed today. Tripp's brother, Patrick, also blessed their 2 week old little boy, Garrett. It was a nice afternoon with family & friends. I was really good friends with Tripp's youngest brother, Paul, in highschool so I've known Tripp's family for quite a while. Sam & I used to hang out at Tripp's house when we were in junior high and highschool....so it's always fun to see the Thompson clan. We enjoy it when they are all in town!

We are glad we could be a part of Daisy's special day!

Daisy looks JUST like her brother to me in this picture. Daisy has definitely left the newborn stage...she's such a cute little baby girl!

A Preview of my Reward

I had to come up with a reward for myself when I lose my "Nate Weight" plus a few more pounds. What I came up with was: a day of shopping and lunch with my sister, Sam. It's been over a year since I've been able to wear the clothes in my closet & seeing as how I just gave away two garbage bags full....I think I need to replace a few items. I haven't been shopping in a long time (maternity clothes shopping and "my normal clothes are too small so I need a bigger size" doesn't count. That's no fun!) so I'm kinda excited about it. Ten more pounds and I can schedule my shopping day with Sam!

We had a little preview today of what our "real shopping day" will be like. Wes & Nate joined us for lunch at California Pizza Kitchen at my new favorite place, Town Square. Wes took Nate home for his nap while Sam and I spent a few short hours browsing a few of our favorite stores. It made me really excited for the day when we get to shop all day long. It's one of our favorite things to do!

A little more about my new favorite place ~ Town Square. It's more than an outdoor mall. We've got a great movie theater, 11 restaurants, great shopping, a fabulous park for kids, & entertainment. I love it! Nate is totally content being pushed around in his stroller because there is so much going on for him to look at. It's very family friendly ~ something Vegas isn't necessarily known for. Plus, it's a great way to take advantage of our wonderful LV weather when you can be outside! It's only 10 minutes from my house and approximately 3 minutes from the office. :)


Here are some pictures of my new favorite place:





I love places where I can take Nate during the day and just walk around outside. I have a feeling I'll be a regular here. There's a big grassy area to sit down at and the park for kids is great, too.